Conservation of natural resources
Hydraulic Fracturing (fracking)
Pollution (air pollution, water pollution, etc.)
Wildlife conservation (also try "endangered species")
To only find books on the library shelves, take the following steps after searching for your terms:
Books on the environment are located in various sections of the library dependent on their focus.
| Classification | Topic |
| TD172-195 | Environmental Technology and Pollution |
| RA565-600 | Environmental health |
Nevada's Environmental Legacy by The WNC Library has hundreds of books on environmental topics. This is just a sampling:
Water Politics in Northern Nevada by 
Crow's Range: an environmental history of the Sierra Nevada by The WNC Library has a number of encyclopedias on environmental topics. This is just a sampling:
Encyclopedia of Pollution by 
Encyclopedia of American Environmental History by The WNC Library has hundreds of books on environmental topics. This is just a sampling:
America's Public Lands by 
The Devouring Dragon by 